Curtain-fixture.



r PATENTBD AUG. .4, 1903.

W. MURPHEY. CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION IIL-ED AUG; 6. 1902.

N0 MODEL.

Patented August 4, 1903.

PATENT ()FFIc \VILLIAM MURPHEY, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

CURTAIN- FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No. 735,5 62, dated August 4, 1903.

Application filed August 6, 1902.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM MURPHEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at VVilmington, Delaware, have invented certain Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in an improved ourtain guiding and holding device, having for its main object the provision of a comparatively simple structure for attachment to a .rod fixed to the lower edge of the curtain,which shall hold it at any given position against the action of a spring tending to roll it up.

A further obj ectof the invention is the provision of means to prevent jamming of the curtain-rod, and a still further object is to provide a device whereby the length of said rod may be adjusted to diiferent widths of windows and by which it may be removed, when desired, from the window-sash.

These objects I attain as hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whicl1 Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a portion of a window-sash, showing my improved curtain-guide and retainer as applied thereto, the curtain being omitted from the curtainrod for the sake of clearness. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the device, taken on the line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view partly in section. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a detail portion of my invention. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a slightly-modified form of a portion of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view illustrating a modified form of one of the parts of my invention.

A represents a window-frame of the construction usually found in street or railway cars, having a sill a and a cover-piece a, together with a window-sash B of the wellknown construction. The side members of the frame A are each provided with a vertical groove a and there is in each of these grooves a vertically-placed and preferably square bar or rod 0, supported at its lower end in a casing D and also by means of pins 0, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. It will be'noted that this bar is placed in the slot a so that its sides are at an angle to the bottom of said Serial no. 118,601. (No model.)

slot and preferably so that one of its crosssectional diagonals is at right angles to said bottom.

The pins 0 are headed and inserted in keyhole-slots d of spring-casings D, set in the bottom of each of the grooves a each casing containing aspring or springs d, which act on a plate (1 in engagement with the heads of the pins 0. v

The lower end of the rod 0 is formed, as shown at c, to enter a bottom spring-casing D, which, as in the form shown in Fig. 5, may be provided with an opening d in its front face for the admission of the end of the said rod, or, if desired, it may be made without such opening,as in Figs. 1 and '2. There is also a spring (1 for pressing the rod outwardly, and I preferably make the casing D of greater width than that of the vertical groove a so that it is engaged and held in place by the side members of the frame, as illustrated in Fig; 2.

E is a tubular curtain-rod, to.which the curtain may be fixed in any suitable manner, and it is threaded atits end for the reception of an adjusting-nut e. e A headpiece F is carried in each end of the curtain-rod and bears against the nut 6 upon the same, there being a pin f on the body portion of the head-piece F and a slot, as shown in Fig. l at e, in the nut 6, through which the pin is passed when the device is being assembled, the rod being then turned so as to carry the pin away from the slot and prevent withdrawal of the headpiece. is divided or slotted, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, the bottom of the slot being formed concave for the reception of a ball-shaped projection f on a slide G.

As shown in Fig. 3, the slide G has projecting portions formed to extend partially around the guide-rod C, while being of such shape as not to be interfered with by the pins 0 of said rod. It will be seen that by this construction the slide is ordinarily prevented from becoming detached from the rod 0, and yet thereis no liability of the curtain-rod E becoming jammed no matter how unevenly it may be moved, since the ball-and-sooket joint between the head-piece F and said slide per- The outer end f of the head-piece F.

mits a wide departure of the rod from the horizontal without causing undue or uneven pressure.

By means of the adjusting-nut c the length of the device between the slides may be regulated within reasonable limits to accommodate it to window-frames of slightly-differing dimensions, while if it is desired to remove the device from the sash a proper manipulation of the nut makes this possible. By screwing the nuts 6 onto the curtain-rod E the head-pieces are drawn away from the slides G, and each of the guide-rods C may be removed from the slot a by first raising it vertically a sufficient distance to bring the heads of the pins 0 opposite the wide portion of the keyhole-slots (l of the spring-casin at which time the bottom portion (2 of said rod will have been raised snfficientlyto permit it to be drawn outwardly through the sup portingcasing D or through the slot (Z of the same.

Vhen a curtain having a spring constantly tending to roll it up is fixed to the curtain-rod E, such motion is prevented by the pressure of the guide-rods 0 upon the respective slides G as caused by the springs d. The curtain may therefore be moved by hand to any desired position, where it will remain regardless of whether it be fully or only partially unwound from its roller.

I claim as my in"ention- 1. In a curtain-fixture, the combination of a guide-rod, supported by a window-frame, a curtain-rod provided with a head portion for engagement with the guide-rod, and means for pressing the guide-rod toward the curtainrod, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a pair of spring-supported guide-rods, slides on said rods and a curtain-rod extending between said slides, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a spring-supported guide-rod, a slide on said rod and a curtainrod movably joined to the slide, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a spring-supported guide-rod, a slide on said rod and a curtainrod movably joined to the slide and having means whereby the distance between said slide and the rod may be adjusted, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a spring-supported guiderod, a slide extending around the said rod so as to be retained thereon, a curtainrod, and means for connecting said slide to said curtain-rod, substantially as described.

6. The combination of aguide-rod having a projection or projections, a spring or springs placed to act against said projections, a slide on said guide rod and a curtainrod connected to said slide, substantially as described.

7. The combination of a window frame casing having recesses therein with springs within them, a guide-rod hzwing projecting portions acted on by the springs in said casing, a slide for said guide-rod and a curtainrod connected to said slide, substantially as described.

The combination oi. a window-frame with substantially vertical grooves, casings set in said grooves, springs in the casings, a guide-rod in each of the grooves having a portion extending into each casing, a slide in engagement with each of said rods and a curtain-rod connecting the slides, substantially as described.

9. The combination of a window-frame, casings carried thereby, a guide-rod having headed projecting portions, said casings having keyhole-slots for the reception of said heads, springs in said casings'acting upon said headed projections, a slide on the guide rod and a curtain-rod connected to said slide, substantially as described.

10. The combination of a yieldingly-supported guide-rod, a slide thereon, a headpiece in engagement with said slide and a tubular curtain-rod in engagement with said head-piece, substantially as described.

11. The combination of a yieldingly-supported guide-rod, a slide movable thereon, a curtain-rod having a head-piece in engagement with said slide with. an adjustable nut between the head-piece and said curtain-rod, substantially as described.

12. The combination of a curtain-rod, a slide attached thereto, a guide-rod for said slide, said guide-rod having headed projections, the window frame carrying casings provided with keyhole-openings for the reception of said headed projections, springs placed to act against the projections and a bottom supporting-piece for the guide-rod, substantially as described.

13. The combination of a spring-supported guide-rod, a slide 011 said rod and a curtainrod having a portion pivotally connected to said slide, substantially as described.

14. The combination of a guide-rod, a slide on said rod, and a curtain-rod, said curtainrod having a head-piece pivotally connected to the slide, with means for adjusting the length. of the curtain-rod, substantially as described.

15. The combination in a curtain-fixture, of a guide-rod, a slide movable thereon, a curtain-rod, a head-piece for said curtain-rod having a forked end and pivotally attached to the slide, with an adj usting-nut between. the curtain-rod and the head-piece, whereby the length of said curtain-rod as a whole may be varied, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

\VILLIAM MURPIIEY.

\Vitnesses:

WILLIAM E. BRADLEY, Jos. H. KLEIN.

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